Bay Area sports teams chip in to help Camp Fire victims

1of4Members of the Paradise High School football team run onto the field before the national anthem as guests of the team before the San Francisco 49ers played the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, November 12, 2018.Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle

2of4Members of the Paradise High School football team stand with 49ers players before the national anthem as guests of the team before the San Francisco 49ers played the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, November 12, 2018.Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

3of4Players from the San Francisco 49ers high-five football players from Paradise High School at Levi's Stadium before the San Francisco 49ers played the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, November 12, 2018.Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle

4of4Players from the San Francisco 49ers line up with football players and cheerleaders from Paradise High School at Levi's Stadium before the San Francisco 49ers played the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, November 12, 2018.Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle

The Warriors hosted Camp Fire evacuees, including the Paradise High School boys and girls basketball teams, before Wednesday night’s game against Oklahoma City at Oracle Arena.

This highlighted the efforts of Bay Area sports teams to assist in relief and recovery from the most destructive wildfire in California history. Among other contributions from local teams:

•The 49ers similarly hosted more than 60 members of Paradise High’s football team, coaching staff and cheerleaders at the Monday night game, on Nov. 12, against the New York Giants. Paradise team members stood on the sideline during the national anthem.

Also, the 49ers donated more than $100,000 to fire-relief efforts through the North Valley Community Foundation. The team raised an additional $15,000 by auctioning game-worn jerseys from six players; NFL Auctions launched another auction Sunday featuring memorabilia from all four California teams: 49ers, Raiders, Rams, Chargers.

•The Raiders announced Wednesday that they have donated $200,000 to fire relief and recovery, also through the North Valley Community Foundation (and the American Red Cross). The team also contributed $50,000 worth of supplies, including gift cards, nonperishable food, new clothes and shoes.

“As a Chico State alum, the Paradise Camp Fire struck very close to home for me,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a news release.

•The Warriors, in addition to Wednesday night’s visit, auctioned six player jerseys, including those worn by Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. The team also launched a CrowdRise site to help raise funds for relief efforts and pledged to match all donations up to $25,000.

•The Sharks will dedicate proceeds from a raffle at Dec. 5 and Dec. 10 home games to the Silicon Valley chapter of the American Red Cross, to aid local community members affected by the fires. The Sharks Foundation also will collect cash donations outside section 118 at SAP Center through December.

In addition, the three public ice facilities managed by the Sharks donated $2 from each admission at public skating sessions from last Thursday through Wednesday. These funds will go to the California Fire Foundation, which assists victims of natural disaster.

•The Giants, through their community fund, donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross and the North Valley Community Foundation.

•The A’s pledged $10,000 to fire-relief efforts and set up a fundraising campaign at gofundme.com/athleticscampfire. The team also will host Paradise Little League at Youth Baseball and Softball Day on March 31, and will donate equipment to Paradise Little League.

•Cal will donate 1,000 Big Game tickets to first responders. The Big Game, scheduled for last Saturday, was postponed to Dec. 1 because of poor air quality in the wake of the Camp Fire.

Ron Kroichick has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1995, when he came from the Sacramento Bee. He is the paper’s golf columnist, covering the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, all major championships in Northern California (including the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach) and writing a weekly column on the game’s personalities and trends. He also writes features on the Warriors during NBA season, and on various other topics – ranging from major-league baseball and the NFL to college football and basketball – the rest of the year.